• @EmpathicVagrant
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    411 months ago

    We could have saved Tuvix’ pattern, split him into the family members we all meme over, and then used energy to pop him back

    • @[email protected]
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      411 months ago

      Wait so then why don’t they duplicate people all the time? The galaxy could use another Data.

      • @[email protected]
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        1011 months ago

        Because the star trek transporter is pretty much the definition of deus ex machina, with a particularly lazy deus that only works every few episodes

      • @EmpathicVagrant
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        211 months ago

        I wonder if that falls under eugenics, too close to cloning.

        • @[email protected]
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          311 months ago

          They had a pretty broad definition of “eugenics” anyways. Bashir’s parents did nothing wrong.